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Aug 21, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
Women with diabetes and high levels of coronary artery calcium at greater risk of death than men
A new study finds women with diabetes and significant levels of calcium in their coronary arteries have higher rates of death from cardiovascular disease and all causes than their male counterparts.
Aug 04, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI researchers publish new guide for viral tracers in neural circuit mapping
Center for Neural Circuit Mapping established to disseminate molecular tools to the worldwide neuroscience community
Jul 27, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
New study reveals how day- and night-biting mosquitoes respond differently to colors of light and time of day
Discovery may lead to innovation in harmful insect control
Jul 21, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
New discovery reveals brain network mechanism that causes spatial memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease frequently suffer from spatial memory loss, such as no recognition of where they are, and forgetting where they put their belongings. They often show a wandering symptom, which is also a feature of spatial memory impairment. Until now, the brain network mechanism that causes spatial memory impairment had been unclear
Jul 13, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
Pickled capers activate proteins important for human brain and heart health
A compound commonly found in pickled capers has been shown to activate proteins required for normal human brain and heart activity, and may even lead to future therapies for the treatment of epilepsy and abnormal heart rhythms.
Jun 15, 2020
Caution urged for reopening schools to prevent spread of COVID-19 crisis
With fast-approaching preparations required for a new school year with no consensus plan yet in place, a team of clinicians, scientists and educators – including a University of California, Irvine pediatrician – stress the need for caution when re-opening America’s schools and advocate for large-scale viral testing in children, contract tracing and other actions to avoid compounding the COVID-19 crisis.
Jun 12, 2020
UCI researchers uncover cancer cell vulnerabilities; may lead to better cancer therapies
A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals a protein responsible for genetic changes resulting in a variety of cancers, may also be the key to more effective, targeted cancer therapy.
May 12, 2020
Interdisciplinary research team awarded $3.8M to study molecular changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s disease
A team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine and San Diego have been awarded $3.8 million by the National Institute on Aging to conduct an epigenomic analysis of neural circuits in the brain. By revealing molecular changes that occur during the course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the team hopes to identify new therapeutic targets and molecular biomarkers for early detection and better treatment.
May 11, 2020
Tu Foundation gives $2.5 million to UCI to support COVID-19 patient care, research
A $2.5 million gift from the John and Mary Tu Foundation to the University of California, Irvine is supporting COVID-19-associated patient care at UCI Health and advance clinical and translational research across campus focused on new ways to test for and treat the viral infection.
Apr 22, 2020
New study could lead to therapeutic interventions to treat cocaine addiction
A new study explains how cocaine modifies functions in the brain revealing a potential target for therapies aimed at treating cocaine addiction. The study was published today in Cell Reports.